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🕯#yomhashoah #holocaustremembrancedayA rally against anti-Asian violence, from welcometochinatown.com.They are all back in school, for now, for some days. Every September I have been excited, wistful as they left again with backpacks and lunches. After almost a year of uncertainty and struggling to varying degrees, I am a bit more detached than grateful, more numb than thoughtful. I know we will get better, get back, become more whole; but I find I need to acknowledge, on repeat, how surreal and scary and sad these many months have been. Forward is a good direction, and this simple routine is a step.-
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Category Archives: Poetry/fiction
A Lesson in Change
Tonight while reading her book for school, Dancing Dinosaurs, my first grader asks how people came to be. Last week, we watched the short introductory film at the American Museum of Natural History explaining the common origins for all vertebrates. … Continue reading
Posted in It's All About Me, Parenting Moments, Poetry/fiction
Tagged eavan boland, kids poetry, parenting, poetry
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Have You Ever Been Happy?
I would not say I am a happy person. By nature or by defect, I am often depressed and moody. And it is by knowing the darkness that I can experience its absence with pure appreciation. There is an almost … Continue reading
